soft plastic bait hooks with a hitch hiker

leviathanhunter

ive been experimenting with different kinds of offsets for my soft plastics, and like 2 years ago i came across these wide gap hooks with the stainless steel screw that goes into the front of the bait rather than the hook. i friggen' love these things.. a senko lasts like 4x longer. the only problem is THEY ARE EXPENSIVE.. Shocked

you hardly get any of them per pack..like 3 or 4. i need a place where i can get them bulk. anyone have any suggestions?

icasillas · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:39 pm Post subject:

Have you Searched around ebay. I've bought alot of bulk name brand hooks there.

aqualung · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:55 pm Post subject:

Who makes them and what are they called, besides wide gap?

leviathanhunter · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 10:38 pm Post subject:

a few companies seem to be jumping on the bandwagon making twistlock hooks or hooks with a basic hitchhiker. the problem seems to be they are all high end hook companies. owner trokar, and mustad all make them. they are just great when it comes to soft plastics. th, which is why i cant seem to find any bulk packages of them for cheaply. but even though they do cost alot, they are kinda worth the money. they dont tear up the bait nearly as fast, and after you've used the twistlock hook on the bait you can still use a regular offset and have it hold, as the bait isn't torn. [img]http://images.cabelas.com/is/image/cabelas/s7_319909_imageset_01?$main-Medium$[/img]

leviathanhunter · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 10:49 pm Post subject:

tried to put an image in there..didn't work.. not sure why...

aqualung · Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:58 am Post subject:

Are these the hooks?? This is not bulk.
I buy a lot of items from this outfit they have a pretty good selection.

http://www.terminaltackleco.com/prod_detail_list/571

leviathanhunter · Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 5:47 pm Post subject:

not quite.. on the hooks im referring to, the pin that goes into the front of the bait is a small stainless steel corkscrew, sometimes with a centering pin. The brand i like the best thus far has been the Owner Twistlock series. the screw designalong with the centering pin holds the lure far better. the hooks aqualung mentioned are ok though. i do own a few actually.[img]http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=280450654187[/img]